Shekhar Kapur and Vishal Bharadwaj have joined hands to make a feature film�in Hindi.

Titled Mantra, the film, based on a story idea by Kapur,�will be directed by�Bharadwaj and scripted by him and Abbas Tyrewala.

Bharadwaj and Tyrewala had earlier teamed together for the children's film Makdee and Bharadwaj's�internationally acclaimed�dark drama, Maqbool. Kapur will produce Mantra.

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Kapur and Bharadwaj met at the recent Marrakech Film Festival in Morocco, where Maqbool, which stars Om Puri, Naseerudin Shah and Tabu,�enjoyed a special screening.�The film, which is loosely adapted from�William Shakespeare's�play, Macbeth,�met with a positive response.

Kapur, who had recently seen�Maqbool, was highly impressed with the film. Friendship bloomed between him and Bharadwaj and they�were often spotted walking down the streets of Marrakech, late into the night, discussing films. One day, when they were seated in a tiny teashop,�Kapur mooted the idea for Mantra. Baradwaj was so taken by the concept that they�struck a�deal immediately.

In good humour, Kapur dug into his�pockets�and�pulled out all the dirhams (Moroccan currency)�he had and gave them to Bharadwaj as a signing amount.

Mantra, like Kapur's earlier film Mr India, is said to cater to both kids and grown ups. The�cast of the film is�yet to be finalised.

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